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Tourism subsectors await fate in aftermath of COVID-19

WITH THE downturn in tourist ar­rivals to Jamaica due to the global COVID-19 virus outbreak, the tourism industry’s subsectors are pondering what the rest of the year might bring for them and their respective businesses, as they prepare for the worst but hope for the best.

Founding president of the Jamaica Union of Travellers Association (JUTA) Lucea Chapter, James Thompson, told Hospitality Jamaica that the ground transportation sector is bracing for a fallout, particularly if a travel ban is imposed on North America, which is Jamaica’s largest source market. He said, however, that although the restric­tions have not begun to impact the ground transportation sector in a severe way, he was expecting to feel the effects in a matter of weeks.

“Because of the importance of the North American travel market to Jamaica, I believe the Government is going to .................... read more

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